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Accused of fraud and perjury, Lance Armstrong is under fire from federal prosecutors. But, well, Wall Street got off. Options for the cyclist from a banker’s point of view.
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7 June 2011: Morning
Why "parasitic business models" like Forever 21 and Facebook persist: They encourage us to repackage ourselves with satisfying frequency. How to make your own iconic Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Street pianos returning to New York, but with a new name and concept--and without the artist who
7 June 2011: Afternoon
Bahrain's campaign to humiliate and torture Shiites meets American silence. British intelligence claims success for Operation Cupcake, disrupting al Qaeda's PDF capabilities. Ash falls like snow in Argentina, blown across the Andes from Chile's volcanoes. Map shows every disaster declared emergency by FEMA since
6 June 2011: Morning
In some Indian villages, the decisions of unelected councils of male elders carry more weight than the law. An attempted murder and accusations of gang violence shine a light on a once-private Hasidic village. "Foreskin Man" comic creator defends his work as anti-circumcision, not anti-Semitic,
Sartorial Anarchy
There is a simmering intensity to Iké Udé’s portraits—which feature subjects ranging from himself, to fashion designer Manolo Blahnik, to financial executive Reggie Van Lee—show a highly stylized world of color, attitude, and object, making their domain as much anarchic as covetable.
6 June 2011: Afternoon
Yemen, already accustomed to mere subsistence, teeters on ruin. Germans interested in romanticizing war play confederates during Civil War reenactments. Legal analysis of the Strauss-Kahn case. Op: France determined to run the IMF to conceal how Eurozone led its members into serious fiscal jeapordy. Businessmen rush to create next
3 June 2011: Weekend
European doctors up against an E.Coli outbreak from a rare, antibiotic-resistant bacteria. U.S. doctors: Mutations are common, and E.Coli should never be fed antibiotics--containment is vital. It's not normal to think you're going to be killed in the very next second.
Incentivize Your Exciting New Death
You’ve died and gone to heaven. Well, unemployment is bad there, too. Sensitivity training, immigration snags, and the smell of bishops in paradise.
2 June 2011: Morning
He made your job easy some nights. ESPN writers share "random acts of Shaqness." A panda pregnancy at the National Zoo is a longshot, but the panda keepers there are ready for the unexpected. Jessa Crispin remembers Sassy, hopes Jane's new magazine doesn't get
2 June 2011: Afternoon
Retired Japanese engineers over 60 volunteer to face Fukushima's radiation. Op: Medicine trains, hires, and pays doctors to be cowboys, but it's pit crews that patients need. Review of studies used by World Health Organisation agency to prove cell phones "possibly" cause cancer. Audio: